Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Feb. q, lSS'


AS to what Congress is doing just
now, may say the Senate is OVERRIDING
the Naval Appropriation business, and
the House is trying to get on with the
regular Indispensable Appropriation
bills. The past week was marked by
some important legislation. prominent
among which was the passage of the
Eads' s'-Tehuantepec Ship Railway bill,
by the Senate and the rigorous Anti
Polygamy bill by both the Senate and
House.
You may remember that this meas
ure passed the Senate some time since
but it was amended 10y the House, and
now the Senate has passed it us it came
from the House.
The Senate has passed bills appropri-
ating about fifty millions for ships of
war, coast defenSeS and other warllke
preparations. If the Senate had really
wanted to do something for the Navy,
it would have passed these bills early
enough to permit of their consideration
by the House of Representatives. 1t
ought not be expected that the House
will pass measures OF such magnitude,
without an examination which there Is
not nov time to give. But, of course,
the Senate will get the credit of having
made brilliant effort towards an in
crease of the naval establishment, and
the House will be condemned for neg
lect of its duty in this matter.
Everybody is wondering whom the
President will appoint on the Inter
state Commission. Among the scores
of men who have been mentioned for Il
place, Gen. Atkins, the present Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, is one of
the latest. HIS friends say he is a man
who could be, officially, as much sof Il
friend to the railroads as to the people.
Said one of them "He could do JUS
tice to both, and at the same time has
moral force sufficient TO outrlde the
temptation of winking at the New
York brokers for considerations.
On next Thursday an effort will be
made in the House of Representatives
to pass the Pauper Pension bill over the
Presidents veto, and the Republicans
are expected to press the matter to
such an extent that there will doubtless
be pretty lively fight. The impression
is, however, that it will be impossible
to overrule the veto.
The FIRST Mexican pension under The
recent act granting pensions to the sur
vivorS of that war, was issued last Fri
day. 1t went to the hero of Cerro Cor
do, ex-senator Williams, Of Kentucky
If all the MeXicanI veterans were able
to verify their claims TO an allowance
and secure it as readily as he, short
work would lie made of the Mexican
pension business, at least. His appli
cation was filed in the Commissioners
office at eleven O'Clock one day last
week, and the pension certificate was
mailed in the afternoon OF the same
day.
The Cabinet succession continues tC
be theme ot discussion. a week age
it was believed that Mr.. Fairchlld, the
Assistant Secretary, was the man fol
the place, but suddenly public opinion
changed entirely. Some say that the
President will appoint a wide-awake
practical politician to succeed Mr.. Man
ming. When the latter rendered bis
resignation the President brought ur
the subject of his successor, and Mr.
Manning urged upon him the necessity
of ayailing himself of the opportunity
to appoint strong Democrat of nation
al reputation, and suggested two OF
three pameS.